Quaternary salts of pyrimidylaminoquinolines



Patented Feb. 19, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE QUATERNARY SALTS OF PYRIIVIIDYLAMINO- QUINOLINES Great Britain No Drawing. Application November 3, 1949, Se-

rial No. 125,372. In Great Britain November 12 Claims.

This invention relates to new quinoline derivatives and more particularly it relates to a process for the manufacture of the monoand di-quaternary salts of pyrimidylaminoquinolines possessing trypanocidal activity.

According to our invention we make the said new compounds, which are of the formula Pq-NHA wherein P stands for a 2-, 4- (or 6-) aminoor lower alkylamino-substituted pyrimidine nucleus which is attached to the linking NH-- group at another of the 2-, 4- (or 6-) positions and which may be further substituted in the remaining 2-, 4- (or 6-) position by a lower alkyl radical or an amino group or a lower alkylamino group, A stands for Q or Qq, wherein Q stands for a quincline nucleus which is substituted in the 4-position by an amino group or a lower alkylamino group and which may be further substituted by a lower alkyl group or groups, provided that, if the 4- substituent of the quinoline nucleus be not lower alkylamino then the pyrimidine nucleus must bear-a lower alkylamino substituent, and which bears the linking --NH group in the 6-position and the symbols q indicate that the preceding nuclei P and Q respectively, are present in the form of their quaternary salts, by a process which comprises reacting a compound of the formula PqX wherein P and q have the significance stated above and X stands for a halogen atom or the group SR, wherein R stands for a hydrocarbon radical, with a compound of the formula NH2A wherein A has the significance stated above.

The starting materials of the formula PqX may be made by a process described in co-pending U. S. application of Ainley, Birtwell and Curd, Serial No. 125,371, filed November 3, 1949, namely by the treatment of the substituted pyrimidine derivative PX with a quaternary salt-forming agent for example methyl iodide, dimethyl sulphate, diethyl sulphate, or methyl p-toluene sulphonate.

The process of the invention may be carried out by heating the reactants together conveniently but not necessarily in a liquid medium and in presence of an acid. Suitable liquid media include for example water and suitable acids include for example hydrochloric acid. The substance NHzA may, if desired, be used in the form of a salt thereof. The substance NHzA may, moreover, be added to the reaction mixture in the form of a substance which will give rise to the substance NH2A under the conditions salts of reaction, for example, in the form of an acyl.

derivative thereof.

Some of the new compounds of this invention may be made also by the process of copending U. S. application Ser. No. 125,373, filed November 3, 1949, namely those-of the formula Pq-NH-Qq. Although these substances are described and represented herein as di-quaternary salts of pyrimidylaminoquinolines it will be understood that that can also be formulated and named as salts of mono-quaternary salts of dihydropyrimidylaminoquinolines or of pyrimidylaminodihydroquinolines or again as diof dihydropyrimidylaminodihydroquinolines.

The invention is illustrated but not limited by the following examples in which the parts are by weight.

Example 1 13.7 parts of 6-amino-4-methylaminoquinaldine l-methochloride, 14.3 parts of 4-chloro-2- amino-G-methylpyrimidine l-methlodide, 350 parts of water and 25 parts of 2N-hydrochloric acid are heated together under reflux for 1 hour and then cooled. The mixture is then filtered and the residue is washed with a little cold water. It is then dissolved in 1000 parts of hot water and an excess of sodium iodide is added. It is then filtered and the residual solid is crystallised from water. There is obtained 4-methylamino 6 (2 amino 6' methylpyrimidyl-4-amino) quinaldine 1: 1-dimethiodide in the form of a pale yellow crystalline power, of M. P. 290 C. (decomp.). The corresponding dimethochloride, M. P. 334 C. (decomp) may be obtained by heating the dimethiodide in aqueous solution at C. with an excess of freshly prepared silver chloride, filtering, adding sodium chloride to the filtrate, cooling the filtering off the deposited dimethochloride.

Example 2 27.5 parts of 6-amino-4-methylaminoquinal dine l-methochloride and 38 parts of 4-iodo-2- amino-G-methylpyrimidine 3-methiodide are ground together, parts of water and 50 parts of 2N-hydrochloric acid are added and the mixture heated on the steam-bath for 2 hours. It is then cooled and filtered and the residual solid is washed with cold water. It is then. dissolved in hot water, and the solution is cooled to 70 C. and made alkaline to Brilliant Yellow by the addition of aqueous sodium carbonate solution. An excess of sodium iodide is added and the 3 mixture is then filtered and the residual solid is boiled with a little water. The mixture is filtered and the rsidualsolid is crystallised-from 50% aqueous alcohol. It is then dissolved in hot N/2 hydriodic acid and allowed to crystallise therefrom. It is then recrystallised from hot water to give small cream-coloured needles which darken on exposure to light and have M. P. 257-258" C. This is 4-methylamino-,6- (2'amino-6'methylpyrimidyl- 4'-amino) quinaldine 1 3 -dimethiodide.

Example 3 5.2 parts of zfi-diaminoquinaldine methochloride hydrochloride are dissolved in parts of water and the solution'is added to a boiling solution of 6 parts of 4-chloro-2-methy1ainino-6- methylpyrimidine l-methiodide in 40 parts of water. The mixture is boiled for minutesunder reflux and is thencooled and filtered. The residual solid. is washed with a Q small quantity of cold water. It is then dissolved in-100 parts of hot water, 20. parts of potassium iodide are added the solution which is then'filtered. The residual solid 'is recrystallised fromwater andthen U I consists of 1 4 -amino6- (2." m'ethylamiho -6 9mmylpyrimidyl 4' amino quinaldine 1 :1 -dii r 1e thiodide M. P-304,5? 0.

Example 4 .43 parts of l-methylamino-S-aminoquinaldine are' dissolved .in 11 partsof-hot 7% aqueous hydiochloric acid, and 2.7 parts -of- 2:6 diarn ino-4- chloropyrimidine 3.-methiodide are added to the solution. The mixture'is boiled under reflu g tor .23 hours, cooled andfiltered. The solidishoiled lwith 100 parts .of ethanoLfiltered at--60, 0.,

the solid is then boiled WithXO barts ofwaterfiltered at C. The solid is then dissolved in 150 parts of hot water'and 6 parts of sodium iodide areadded 3 to the solution. The rnixture is cooled and filtered. The solid is. or stalliaed from .50% aqueous ethanol, .gi-\(i ng i-methyll'amino e (21651 diaminebyrimidyl 4'Qamino)- .quinaldine 3-.-methiodide .hy driodide, 3M. .;P. 2 5 c.

.The -methylamino-6-aminoquinaldine used as starting material in the ahoje example may be made as follows:

.58 parts of A-chloro 6-acetylaminoquinaldine,

51 parts of inethylamine hydrochloride; 30 par ts of causticsoda. and 60 parts of phenol are ground together, stirred and heatedat 190 C.-for; .3 hours.

he mixture. is then cooled and .,460 ;1:farts ;of. 8

Example 5 2.7.parts,of 4-methylamino-6aminoquinaldine methochloride, 2.8 parts of 2-chloro-4-amino-6- methylpyrimidine-1-methiodide, and 10 parts of N-hydrochloric acid are boiled together under reflux for one hour. It isthenfiltered and boiled with 150 parts of Water, treated with charcoal and filtered. Sodium iodide in excess is added to the filtrate and it is allowed to cool and is then filtered. The solid is crystallized from water, giving 4-methylamino-6- (4-amino-6 methylpyrimidyl 2' amino)quinaldine-1:1'-dimethio- The starting material used in the above examplemay be made as follows:

9.2 parts of l-methylamino-6-acetylamino-- quinaldine are stirred with 80 parts of nitrobenvwitli.{.4.8parts of 21% aqueoushydrochloric acid.

zone at C. and 5.6 parts of dimethyl sulphate are slowly added.

-The mixture is maintained at 100 C. for one hour and then islallowed to cool and is filtered.

The solid residue is washed with acetone, then boiled with 28 parts of concentrated hydrochloric acid and 14 parts of water and is allowed to cool and is then filtered and the residueis washed with acetoneand crystallized from aqueous a1- cohol. There is obtained 4 methylamino-6-a m iqqu pa dm -irmeth h rid 3. (decomp.).

.Em l 6 1.2 parts of 4- ethy1amino-fi-acetylaminoquinaldine and 1.86'parts of 4 -bromo-2-isopropylarnino-6-methylpyrimidine l-methiodide are. ground together and; then boiled under; reflux'forzhours The mixture is thencooled-and filtered and the residuev is washed .with cold water and then. dissolvedinfill parts qflhOt-water. The solution is treated with charcoal -and filtered and 6 parts of sodium iodide are added to the filtrate which is then; -cooled; and filtered. The solid residueris crystalliaed friom 50 aqueousalcohol togive I l4 ethyla nino 6f(2'-isopropylamino-6' methy1- Pyrimidyl 4 amino) quinaldine 1, -methiodide h d 'o idaM. -a f -x ecomp.

The starting material used in the above. ex

ample may he made as follows:

a 10 parts of 4-chloro d-acetylaminoquinaldine, l partof copper sulphatepentahydrate, and 40 parts of 50% aqueousethylamine are heated together in a closed vessel-at C. for 16 hours. The mixture is then made alkaline by addition 01 3% aqueous caustic soda solution and filtered. Thesolid is washedwithwater and crystallized trom 50 %aqueous alcohol. 4-ethylamino-6-acetylaminoquinaldine is obtained M.P. 251-252'C.

Example? 1.2 parts of i:6- diaminoquinoline gsimpson, J i fn' lo he Chem a Qiety,. 09 ar ground with 2.2 4 parts of 2-methylamino-4- methylthiopyrimidine l-methiodide, and the mixture is boiled under reflux for 8 hours with 10 parts of cyclohexanol. It is then cooled ,and filtered. The solid is washed with alcohol then dissolved in 50 parts of hot water, the hotsolution istreated with charcoal and filtered and'the filtrate is treated with an excessof iodide,-cooled and'filtered. "The solid'is crystallized from'50% aqueous alcohol. There is obtained 4-amino-6- 2' -methylaminopyrimidy1 4' amino)quinoline l' methiodide M. P. 317 C. (decomp.)

Examplefl 3.05 parts of ;4:6..-;diamino 2: 3,- dimethylquinoline as monohydrate made by hydrolysis of .4 amino 6.- acetylamino- 2:3 dimethylquinoline) and 3 parts of 4 chloro 2 --methyl amino 6 methylprimidine M. P. 2 4 4 -C.

.decomp., by interaction of 4-chloro-2-methylamino-fi-methylpyrimidine and methyl iodide) 'l-methiodide are ground together and then boiled is then cooled and filtered and the solid is crystallized from 50% aqueous ethanol. There is obtained 4 amino 2:3 e dimethyl 6 (2'- methylamino 6 methylpyrimidyl 4 amino) quinoline-1'-methiodide hydriodide M. P. 354 C.

Example 9 2 parts of 4-methylamino-6-aminoquinoline l-methiodide and 1.8 parts of 4-chloro-2-methylamino 6 methylpyrim dine 1 methiodide are ground together, 6 parts of N-hydrochloric acid are added, and the mixture is heated on a waterbath for 90 minutes. It is then cooled and filtered. The residue is dissolved in 200 parts of hot water, and the solution is treated with 6 parts of sodium iodide, cooled and filtered. The solid is crystallized from 50% aqueous alcohol and there is obtained 4 methylamino 6 (2'- methylamino 6' methylpyrimidyl 4 amino) quinoline 1 1' dimethiodide M. P. 315 C. (decomp.).

The starting material used in the above example may be made as follows:

Ethyl 4 hydroxy 6 acetylaminoquinoline- Z-carboxylate (Kermack and Weatherhead, J. 1940, 1164) is converted to 4-hydroxy-6-acety1- aminoquinoline-Z-carboxylic acid by hydrolysis with aqueous sodium hydroxide. This substance is decarboxylated by boiling in quinoline in the presence of copper bronze and the so-obtained 4-hydroxy-G-acetylaminoquinoline is converted to 4-chloro-6-acetylaminoquinoline by treatment with phosphorus oxychloride.

4 methylamino 6 aminoquincline 1- methiodide is obtained from 4-methylamino-6- acetylaminoquinoline by the action thereon of dimethylsulphate in nitrobenzene the product being then hydrolysed and treated with sodium iodide.

Example 10 327 parts of 4 chloro 2 isopropylamino 6- methyl pyrimidine l-methiodide, 3.15 parts of 4:6-diaminoquinaldine l-methiodide, 10 parts 01' water, and 3 parts of concentrated hydrochloric acid are heated together under reflux for 90 minutes and the mixture is then cooled and filtered. The solid is dissolved in hot water and an excess of sodium iodide is added. 4-amino-6-(2'- isopropylamino 6 methylpyrimidyl 4 amino)quinaldine l:1'-dimethiodide is filtered off and crystallised from water. It has M. P. 308

C. (decomp.).

Example 11 6 We claim: 1. Quaternary salts of the pyrimidylaminoquinoline derivative having the general formula:

NHR,

wherein R. is a radical from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, amino, and alkyl amino; R1 and'Ra are radicals from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl without R1 and R2 being both simultaneously hydrogen radicals; and

R3 and R4 are radicals from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl.

2. Quaternary salts of the pyrimidylaminoquinoline derivatives having the general forwherein R2, R3 and R5 are lower alkyl radicals.

3. Quaternary salts of the pyrimidylaminoquinoline derivatives having the general formula:

wherein R2. and Rs are lower alkyl radicals.

4. Quaternary salts of the pyrimidylaminoqulnoline derivatives having the general forwherein R1, R2, R3 and R5 are lower alkyl radicals.

5. Quaternary salts of the pyrlmidylaminoquinoline derivatives having the general formula:

H NH: I

. N'H NHR! N N (D \N wherein R1 is a lower alkyl radical.

6. Quaternary salts of the pyrimidylaminoquinoline derivatives having the general formula:

I R f NH N mm, J \X arsersyoo'o 7 wherein R1, R3 and R5 are lower alkyl radicals.

7. The new quaternary 'salt, 4-methy1amino- 6-(2-amino-6'-methy1pyrimidyl-4 amino) quinaldine-1:1-dimethiodide.

8. The new quaternary salt, 4-methylarnino-6- (2 :6-diaminopyrimidyl-4'-amino) quinaldine- 3'-methiodide hydroiodide.

9. The new quaternary salt, 4-ethylamino-6- (2 isopropylamino 6 methylpyrimidyl 4' amino) quina1dine-1'-methiodide hydroiodide.

10. The new quaternary salt, 4-amino-6-(2- methylaminopyrimidyl-'-amino) quinoline-1- methiodide.

11. The new quaternary salt, 4-amino-6-(2'- isopropylamino 6 methylpyrimidyl 4 amino) quinaldine-l:1'-dirnethiodide.

12. A process for the manufacture of quaternary salts as defined in claim 5 which comprises reacting a compound from the group consisting of the mono-quaternary salts and free base form of pyrimidine having the formula:

wherein R2, R3 and R4 are radicals from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl.

NORMAN BARTON. STANLEY BIRTWELL. v MURIEL RUTH CURD, Executriat of the estate of Francis Henry Swinderl Curd, deceased.

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1. QUATERNARY SALTS OF THE PYRIMIDYLAMINOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES HAVING THE GENERAL FORMULA: 